Senior C++ Bioinformatics Developer - Remote/Onsite

Black Canyon Consulting; United States; Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Black Canyon Consulting (BCC) is hiring a Sr. Software Developer in Bioinformatics and Big Data to support the NIH/NLM/NCBI. Role is full-time and onsite in Bethesda, MD, with potential for remote work.

You will develop bioinformatics software and data curation infrastructure, collaborating with scientists, researchers, and product teams across multiple production applications and services. The environment emphasizes scalable, cloud-capable solutions.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience handling large data or working in distributed computing environments.
• Programming in a Linux environment.
• Proficiency in C++.
• Experience with MS SQL Server and relational database design/optimization.
• Fluency in scripting languages such as Bash, csh, Perl, or Python.

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, test, and maintain NCBI bioinformatics software and information retrieval systems.
• Collaborate with scientists, bioinformaticians, and developers to implement efficient bioinformatics algorithms.
• Learn new technologies, keep up with internal systems, and share knowledge with the team.

Skills

C++

Python

JavaScript

Bash scripting

Distributed computing

Tools

MS SQL Server

MongoDB

Docker

GitHub

Job description

Black Canyon Consulting (BCC) is hiring a Sr. Software Developer in Bioinformatics and Big Data to support the NIH/NLM/NCBI. Role is full-time and onsite in Bethesda, MD, with potential for remote work.

You will develop bioinformatics software and data curation infrastructure, collaborating with scientists, researchers, and product teams across multiple production applications and services. The environment emphasizes scalable, cloud-capable solutions.